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HUNTINGTON Flood warn-ings for the Ohio River in Ashlandand Huntington were lifted Monday,
as the rivers crested slightly belowflood stage, according to reportsfrom the National Weather Servicein Charleston.
At 10 p.m. Monday, a flood warn-ing remained in effect for PointPleasant, where the Ohio River wasthree and a half feet over the 40-footflood stage. It is expected to recedeunder flood stage by Wednesdaymorning.
In Huntington, the river wasexpected to crest at 47.9 feet over-night into Tuesday, then recede
Ohio River flood warnings canceled
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West Virginias unemployment rate reaches 11 percentin February as the number of jobless residents increasedby 5,000.
Workforce West Virginia said Monday that Februarys11 percent rate was nearly six-tenths of a percentage point
higher than Januarys rate and 3.3 points higher than the7.7 percent rate of a year ago.It was the highest rate since 1994, when the states
unemployment was over 11 percent in January andFebruary. But current rate is well below the verybleak job picture West Virginia faced in the 1980s,when the unemployment remained above 12 per-cent for five years, reaching 19.3 percent in January1983.
The number of unemployed state residents for Febru-ary rose to 86,400. Total unemployment was up25,400 over last year.
The states seasonally adjusted unemploymentrate increased by three-tenths of a percentagepoint to 9.5 percent. The national rate remainedat 9.7 percent.
W.Va. unemploymentrate hits 11% in Feb.
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Man arrested on murder chargesOne woman died, two others shot onMonday in Lawrence County, Ky.Region / 2A
TUESDAYMarch 16, 2010
Local growsher hydroponicbusinessKeri Fridley andher hydroponictomatoes arentwellknownthrough-out theTri-State,but sheis one of 10 W.Va.students to makeit to the finals ofthe states Colle-
giate Business PlanCompetition onApril 10.Community / 1C
Call of dutyspells farewellfor local bandArea bluegrassband the Good OlBoys and a Girl geta preemptive strikeon the St. PaddysDay partying with
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By CURTIS JOHNSONThe [email protected]
WAYNE The Rev. Mark McCallaswife, son, sister and father arrived incourt with the same request Mondaymorning a long prison sentencefor the triggerman in the ministersdeath.
Wayne Circuit Judge Darrell Prattgranted their wish by ordering a 160-year prison sentence for Stephen Wil-
son. A jury convicted the U.S. Armydeserter in December 2009 of first-degree robbery and second-degreemurder.
Paul McCalla paid tribute Mondayby reading a greeting card intendedfor what would have been his sons
49th birthday. Mark McCalla , pastor ofHuntingtons Highlawn PresbyterianChurch, would have turned 50 nextmonth. The fathers testimony alsoincluded a strong expression of theanger still felt by his family.
He chose to murder my son. I only
hope the court will protect the worldfrom having this happen again, PaulMcCalla said of Wilson. Lets not for-get the crime cold-blooded murder.There is nothing good about a personwho sneaks up behind a messenger ofGod and kills h im execution style.
A forestry worker found McCallasbody June 19, 2008, hidden in weeds ata secluded gun range in the Beech ForkWildlife Management Area. Separatejuries found that Wilson and fellow
Army deserter Daniel Smith killed thepreacher and stole his firearms.
Pratt publicly chastised Wilson, say-ing he had observed no remorse fromeither him or Smith. Instead, Pratt said
Jury finds Army deserter guilty of first-degreerobbery, second-degree murder in McCalla trial
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Lauren Eargle, let, comorts her mother, Pam McCalla, as others testiy Monday in Wayne Circuit Court at a sentenc-ing hearing regarding the shooting death o their stepather and husband, the Rev. Mark McCalla.
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By BILL ROSENBERGERThe [email protected]
HUNTINGTON Minutes before 7p.m. Monday, a powerline at the Appala-chian Power substation in the 1800 blockof 2nd Avenue blew, knocking power outto thousands in the downtown region andin the Highlawn neighborhood.
The cause of the downed line wasntknown, but AEP workers from Ashlandhad to be called in to repair it. The outagewas mostly contained between Hal GreerBoulevard and 8th Street and 3rd through5th avenues. It also affected traffic signals,but no accidents were reported as a resultof the outage.
Electricity was spotty on the MarshallUniversity campus, with the outage affect-ing Old Main, Drinko Library and MarshallCommons.
Farther east, much of the Highlawn
neighborhood also was in the dark.At its peak, the outage affected 2,181 cus-
tomers, according to the AEP Web site. Atabout 8 p.m., power was restored to down-town, but more than 1,700 customers werestill without power in the east part of town
Outageleavesthousandsin darkBlown powerline knocksout downtown electricity
Please see OUTAGE/6APlease see TRIAL/6A
Huntington, Ashlandin the clear Monday
Please see FLOOD/2A
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Floodwaters cover the Dr. Carl T. DocBaker Bridge as the Ohio River riseson Monday in Chesapeake. Ohio Riverlood warnings were canceled or Hun-tington and Ashland on Monday.
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Patrons stand outside the Keith-Albee Per-orming Arts Center on 4th Avenue in Hun-tington on Monday during a power outagethat delayed the Marshall Artists Seriespresentation o Mozarts Don Giovanni.
